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<blockquote data-quote="drew gandy" data-source="post: 66577" data-attributes="member: 880">Re: You&#039;re welcome.I remember one day in science class as a youngster.&nbsp; My teacher had 3 flasks of liquid on a table at the front of the class.&nbsp; One of them was dark and murky looking, one was more of an amber color and the last one was completely clear.... except for the little black &quot;bugs&quot; in the glass.&nbsp; I found a description on the web of the scenario that I was presented with.&nbsp; The 3 different flasks were filled with various soda pop beverages and the &quot;bugs&quot; were raisins. We were told that the clear liquid was started a few days ago, the amber one a day ago and the darkest one was just started before class.&nbsp; We as the class were supposed to figure out how these bugs did what they did.&nbsp; Ultimately it was shown that what we thought we were seeing wasn&#039;t really what was happening. Mike, I don&#039;t understand your attitude about keeping Intelligent Design (tm) out of the classroom.&nbsp; Here&#039;s why:A) Since ID is so full of holes then it will be shown for what it is when presented along side real science.&nbsp; B) Since ID is not accepted in the science community as a valid theory then the science teachers (valid members of the science community)&nbsp; will ensure that ID is shown to be a flimsy excuse for science.C) These young minds will have a chance to learn about scientific principles by comparing good science with bad and end up growing into decision makers who can see through these kinds of smoke screens.&nbsp; I may or may not be a proponent of ID but if I were/are, I would be opposed to having it taught by science teachers who will most certainly exercise their bias (towards real science) and teach the Creationism (tm) with a glib cynicism that will, if anything, reinforce the truth of evolution.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="drew gandy, post: 66577, member: 880"] Re: You're welcome. I remember one day in science class as a youngster. My teacher had 3 flasks of liquid on a table at the front of the class. One of them was dark and murky looking, one was more of an amber color and the last one was completely clear.... except for the little black "bugs" in the glass. I found a description on the web of the scenario that I was presented with. The 3 different flasks were filled with various soda pop beverages and the "bugs" were raisins. We were told that the clear liquid was started a few days ago, the amber one a day ago and the darkest one was just started before class. We as the class were supposed to figure out how these bugs did what they did. Ultimately it was shown that what we thought we were seeing wasn't really what was happening. Mike, I don't understand your attitude about keeping Intelligent Design (tm) out of the classroom. Here's why: A) Since ID is so full of holes then it will be shown for what it is when presented along side real science. B) Since ID is not accepted in the science community as a valid theory then the science teachers (valid members of the science community) will ensure that ID is shown to be a flimsy excuse for science. C) These young minds will have a chance to learn about scientific principles by comparing good science with bad and end up growing into decision makers who can see through these kinds of smoke screens. I may or may not be a proponent of ID but if I were/are, I would be opposed to having it taught by science teachers who will most certainly exercise their bias (towards real science) and teach the Creationism (tm) with a glib cynicism that will, if anything, reinforce the truth of evolution. [/QUOTE]

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